A Year of Bloggin

We'll another crazy year has passed, and 2008 is starting to fly by already. First off Noah is doing great. He's by far and away the highlight of last year. Even though he didn't show up 'til the end his presence was felt throughout the year (by Em more than me).


It looks as though I might be changing majors, but more on that as it develops.

Election stuff is a constant nag in my brain, and as much as I can't stand politics, I can't seem to get away from it. I just hope whoever ends up winning doesn't screw things up too much, but no matter how much they talk of change, I really don't see things getting too shaken up. Politicians depend on the status quo and true change would have to come with sacrifice, something politicians don't know much about.

If I were in charge of movie awards Transformers and The Simpsons Movie would be the winners. I haven't really been able to see any of the Oscar contending films mainly because our movie going has gone down a bit since Noah came around, and I don't mind one bit.

We were able to get out west this summer, and is was fantastic to be able to see everyone. It was nice to feel dry heat again, even if it was near 120. And as much as the four seasons and the trees out here are wonderful, sometimes you just can't beat desert and mountains.

So, I hope y'all have a great New Year, and that it brings some fantastic adventures to all of you!

Yay! It's almost 3 AM

I know you all have been missing my late night rants from the hospital, and tonight's my first night back and I couldn't disappoint my crazed fans! So, as I'm sure you all know, my son rocks. You all have good lookin kids and all... but mine's cuter. Deal with it. I got the Simpson's Movie this week, and it got me to thinking of all the things I'll be forcing on my kids. I got Donald Fagan, ELO, Thomas Dolby, Old Movies, and Kingston Trio from my dad (later he unwittingly passed on Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and others when I discovered all the LP's Mom wouldn't let him play us.) As for my legacy, I hope to force, Arsenal (already doing that), Cardinals (just you wait 'til April), Transformers (got him a stuffed Bumblebee), goodness this list could go on forever. I wonder what things he likes will make me role my eyes. With any luck I can keep him away from Yugi'Oh and other expensive Cartoons/Commercials. Which brings us back to the Simpson's, are they for older audiences? or should I put Noah in front of the electronic babysitter to indoctrinate him into their yellow-y goodness. And at what point should I introduce Metallica and Led Zepplin into his life? (Right now, my mom is having a heart attack at the thought of Noah rocking out to "Enter Sandman.")

So what things have you forced on your kids? And what things have they forced on you? I heard the Wiggles weren't as annoying as they seem and that the creators of Teletubbies and Barney should be lynched. And what are your thoughts on Thomas the Train Engine and Bob the Builder, because I plan on using them to force Legos on Noah.

Ciao for now!

Snowflakes!

I killed a lot of time doing these last year. If you want to see mine search for Name: Joe Place: St Louis and Message: Fun! Do some and tell me what to search for in the comments.

Mitt Fallout

I had no idea Glenn Beck was a Mormon.

Stereotypes and Evil Coke

So on my Blogger log in page is an image of some italian guy on a couch in front of some speakers... I can't click it to watch him do his DeNiro/Sopranos/(Enter Mafia Sterotype) impression, but isn't it obvious that it's what he's going to do? I'm guessing the speakers are behind him because he's going to lip-sync it while doing facial expressions that Bobby-D has built his career on.

Speaking of stereotypes, I love it when people perpetuate them and then complain about it. That's why I always mention polygamy and secret meetings while talking about being Mormon, and then say people have no idea about our religion.

I could comment about how rap and dressing like a pimp is a debasement of blacks... but that's like shooting fish in a barrel (don't come after me Rev Sharpton!)

Back to the Mormon thing though, sometimes people are surprised when they find out I'm a member. It might be that I wait until an awkward moment (like when someone's saying the couldn't vote for Mitt because he's mormon) to come out and put them on the defensive. It may be a bit unfair of me, but they shouldn't assume I care about their political beliefs.

This is turning into one of those posts that I'm unsure of posting because it might offend someone...

So, one of the reasons I don't drink Coke is because deep down I have a suspicion that Coke and the Disney Channel (not all of Disney) are responsible for all of the worldliness that plagues us. I'll sum it up thus-ly: Coke invented Santa Claus (at least commercialized him and put him in a red suit) and began the de-Christification of X-mas (I really have no problem with Santa... just with Coke) and as for the Disney Channel... Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Justin Timberlake, Hannah Montana, High School Musical (which doesn't hold a candle to Xanadu, Terina) and many, many more.

There's some randomness for ya...

...and did I mention my son rocks?

What to Write...

Well, things have begun to settle down here at the ol' Mason Lodge and I figured it was time to write a little somethin' here.

As can be imagined life is a bit different here now that Noah's here and Em is home all day. It's nice. It's great for me because my two favorite people are around all day. Em has a bit of cabin fever though. My Mom is coming out tonight from S. Korea and I'm looking forward to her meeting her new grandson. It's odd... I don't think I ever really imagined my parents being grandparents, despite that it was never a stretch to see myself as a father. Soon my dad and the bros will be coming home for Christmas as well... Yay!

Finals are next week... pray for me.

Lastly, diving into the nerdy side of my life, my guild has a blog now... bizarre. I normally only identify these people with being Undead, Tauren, Elves, Orcs and Trolls... they aren't REAL people are they?

Oh... Because my son rocks... Here's a picture.

I'm having too much fun... really. Check out our family, gettin' down Elf Style! Click here for the fun.
Then go do it yourself. Then tell me the link so I can laugh at YOUR elf family!

http://www.elfyourself.com/